ABEOKUTA – The management of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) on Friday has described as mischievous and untrue a viral video portraying students of the University boarding a mini lorry popularly known as “Dangaria” to Campus.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Head, Directorate of Public Relations, Mr. Kola Adepoju.
Adepoju noted that the content of the video clip was a tissue of fake news fabricated by mischief makers to smear the image of the University.
According to him “We wish to clarify that those in the lorry are not students of FUNAAB but some of the JAMB candidates who came out in their numbers to write Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in our University last week, as one of the designated Centres.
“Needless to inform stakeholders and the Public in general that this video was recorded last week when the candidates who came to write UTME overwhelmed the available commercial vehicles at motor parks around the University.
“As a result, some of the candidates took advantage of the free ride offered by a lorry heading to a Quarry site which is outside and after the University, and alighted at the main entrance of our Campus.
“A probing look at the video confirmed that the Lorry did not branch to our University main entrance but continued its journey to the Quarry site located few kilometres after the University.
“We urge stakeholders and the Public at large to disregard the content of the video clip which is a tissue of fake news fabricated by mischief makers to smear the image of our University.
“As a matter of fact, it’s on record that our University provided buses to convey candidates from some Bus Stops to Campus, to cushion the effect of transportation challenges caused by their overwhelming turn out for the examination.”
